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Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by joonix » Wed, Mar 13, 2013, 11:43 PM UTC

conesus wrote: post #13

This has been a long time coming. Four years ago I began work on my own feed reader, NewsBlur, and it's now a full-fledged Google Reader competitor. It's also a paid app and has been paying for itself nearly since the beginning. http://www.newsblur.com I hope HN finds NewsBlur useful, especially since it's got native mobile apps on iOS (iPhone+iPad), Android, Windows Phone, and Nokia MeeGo. Native story sharing was l…

What is your Android widget like? The large Android widget ( i think it's 3x3?) is the only way I use Google Reader now, and I use it a lot. I hate that this is happening. Does your widget look like Reader's?

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by sogen » Wed, Mar 13, 2013, 11:43 PM UTC

cdjk wrote: post #9

There's tt-rss [1] if you want to host it yourself. [1] http://tt-rss.org/

excellent! thanks for the tip

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by donretag » Wed, Mar 13, 2013, 11:43 PM UTC

conesus wrote: post #34

cadr wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is there a way to import your google reader list into it?

You bet! It's OAuth-based import, so when you create your account it's just a click away. Couldn't be easier. EDIT: And OPML is the other option when you signup. It's an easy import process, since it's really quite important to get that part right.

No OPML?

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by ConstantineXVI » Wed, Mar 13, 2013, 11:43 PM UTC

kiba wrote: post #81

conesus wrote: post #13

This has been a long time coming. Four years ago I began work on my own feed reader, NewsBlur, and it's now a full-fledged Google Reader competitor. It's also a paid app and has been paying for itself nearly since the beginning. http://www.newsblur.com I hope HN finds NewsBlur useful, especially since it's got native mobile apps on iOS (iPhone+iPad), Android, Windows Phone, and Nokia MeeGo. Native story sharing was l…

It's open source and you get paid anyway?

It's doubtful the average user wants to run their own server. I'm certainly capable of running my own, but it's more than worth the $24/yr not to.

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by icebraining » Wed, Mar 13, 2013, 11:44 PM UTC

Spittie wrote: post #73

This is a sad news, one of my favourite RSS reader is closing. Google Reader is likely the site I browse the most, and I always have one tab open on it. Also, my phone sync with RSS with it. I guess it's time to start searching for a new RSS reader. Too bad that I already did it a while ago, and every time I went back to Google Reader. The biggest problem for me with other feed reader is that they try to add too many…

Try Tiny Tiny RSS. It's pretty light, just a list of folders/feeds on a left pane and the items on the right. I've switched from GReader a few months ago and it's working pretty well.

I don't know if there are any 3rd party clients, though. I know it has a mobile UI, but it's web, not native.

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by pan69 » Wed, Mar 13, 2013, 11:44 PM UTC

duncan_bayne wrote: post #25

Matsta wrote: post #18

Why are they shutting it down? I mean heaps of people must still use it. I bet a shit load of people use for Google Alerts as well, lots of businesses. Far if it costed too much, i bet people would be happy to fork out $10 a year for it? I've been using it daily for the past 4 years, to be honest nothing comes that close to it, and most likely the majority of people who use RSS readers use Google Reader. Also now mos…

> Why are they shutting it down? Because they would rather that you use Google+. The writing was on the wall when they started disabling features a year or two ago.

How are you supposed to use RSS with G+? Wouldn't that be a mess?

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by dictum » Wed, Mar 13, 2013, 11:44 PM UTC

Matsta wrote: post #37

duncan_bayne wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Why are they shutting it down? Because they would rather that you use Google+. The writing was on the wall when they started disabling features a year or two ago.

They should shut down Google search as well while there at it, and redirect it to Google+.

Don't give them ideas.

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by jayeff » Wed, Mar 13, 2013, 11:44 PM UTC

I do hope this is a blessing in disguise!

Google killed with their free Reader the biggest part of the market around RSS. Switching off Reader opens up this market which should be still large enough for a few indies to find their niche. Maybe even reinvigorating RSS while doing so.

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by marban » Wed, Mar 13, 2013, 11:45 PM UTC

Thank you, Google+

Re: Google Reader shutting down

#110

Post by myko » Wed, Mar 13, 2013, 11:45 PM UTC

guelo wrote: post #26

These web companies prove over and over again that it's not possible to trust them with your data. What would stop Google from killing your gmail or docs when they don't see it as valuable anymore? The worst part is how the big guys kill all competition with their free products leaving few alternatives for users.

> What would stop Google from killing your gmail or docs when they don't see it as valuable anymore?

Unfortunately, nothing. However Google makes it really easy to export this data.